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Blurring the Line
Commentary
Mark Nevitt is currently an associate professor of law at Emory University School of Law and a CNAS adjunct senior fellow....
By Mark Nevitt
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Modernize States’ Legislative Efforts on Unsanctioned Militias While Protecting Constitutional Rights
Commentary
Matt Gimovsky is senior corporate counsel at Kroll and an Army JAG with active-duty experience in administrative law and with the trial defense service....
By Matt Gimovsky
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Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict
Commentary
The Pentagon should clarify, with precision, the legal authorities underpinning each maritime enforcement action....
By Mark Nevitt
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Masked and Anonymous
Commentary
David Aaron is a former Manhattan assistant district attorney and Department of Justice national security and cyber prosecutor. He is now in private practice at an AmLaw 50 la...
By David Aaron
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Distinguishing Between Soldiers and Law Enforcement Officers
Commentary
Carrie F. Cordero is the Robert M. Gates senior fellow and director of the National Security Law Program at CNAS....
By Carrie Cordero
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The Constitution’s Forgotten Term Limit on Military Power
Commentary
They designed the Two-Year Clause not as a technical appropriations rule but as a structural guarantee: that the army of the United States would remain, as one Federalist put ...
By Mark Nevitt & Matthew. B. Lawrence
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Mined and Blockaded: Iran’s Unlawful Mining and the U.S. Port Blockade
Commentary
As I discuss below, whether the United States carries out the blockade in a legal manner will affect, among other things, allied States’ willingness to participate and the ove...
By Mark Nevitt
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Commentary
Middle East Security / National Security Law
Continuing Crisis in Strait of Hormuz: Why Iran’s Hold is Illegal and U.S. Military Force Alone FailsIran has drawn explicit lessons from this disruption and is now seeking to institutionalize its control....
By Mark Nevitt
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Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire
Commentary
The Strait of Hormuz has long been recognized as one of the world’s most strategically vital and legally complex maritime passages....
By Mark Nevitt
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Podcast
Middle East Security / National Security Law
Is the U.S. Fighting a War Without Rules?Military rules of engagement exist to specify 'who' and 'what' can be attacked. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is fighting Iran without "stupid" rules of eng...
By Mark Nevitt
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
Commentary
This article was originally published in Lawfare. On Jan. 7, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from more than 60 international agreements and organizations, ...
By Mark Nevitt
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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
Podcast
Loren and Radha reminisce about wintry memories and Benedict Cumberbatch before a cocktail parties worth of gossip on Fed rates, tariffs, and appropriations politics. In dumps...
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
Video
CNAS general counsel and senior fellow Carrie Cordero joins CNN to discuss a 2020 CNAS report detailing how to improve the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through enhanc...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Questions Remain After U.S. Capture of Maduro
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CNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the arrest and capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro, legal issues surrounding the military campaign ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Nicolás Maduro Indictment Implications
Video
CNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the case brought against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration's interventi...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
Video
Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined CNN to discuss the administration's justifications for its intervention in Venezuela. Watch the full interview ...
By Carrie Cordero
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The Venezuelan Air Strikes and the Rule of Law
Video
Are the Venezuelan Boat Strikes legal? What legal regime governs these actions and what state institutions exercise oversight and accountability? General counsel and senior fe...
By Carrie Cordero
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Pentagon Officials on Capitol Hill to Brief Congress on Double-Tap Boat Strike
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Pentagon officials made their case for the double-tap strike, saying survivors were still “in the fight” and were radioing for help. But is that legally enough to justify the ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Colombian Family Files Legal Complaint on U.S. Strikes in Caribbean
Video
Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined the CNN Situation Room to discuss the prosecution of the accused National Guard shooter in Washington, D.C., and...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Implications of Trump's Response to Democratic Lawmakers
Video
Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined CNN to discuss the political and legal implications of a recent video released by six Democratic lawmakers and P...
By Carrie Cordero
